“Sinner is great, but he’s not Batman,” Italian tennis legend issues the challenge of ‘two lifetimes’ to Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner with a ‘boost of joy’

Nicola Pietrangeli is the only Italian player to win multiple Grand Slam titles.

“Sinner is great, but he’s not Batman,” Italian tennis legend issues the challenge of ‘two lifetimes’ to Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner with a ‘boost of joy’

Jannik Sinner (L), Nicola Pietrangeli (R) (Sources: The Independent, RainEws)

Italian tennis legend Nicola Pietrangeli has recently praised Jannik Sinner for winning his maiden Grand Slam trophy at the 2024 Australian Open.

He said that the youngster has a long way to go and has a bright future ahead of him. As per the former tennis professional himself, Sinner has almost no visible flaws in his game right now and is likely to break all of his records in no time, except for one very special one. 

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Jannik Sinner defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final of the 2024 Australian Open to become only the third Italian men’s player to win a Grand Slam.

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Before him, Adriano Panatta and Nicola Pietrangeli were the only players to have achieved this feat. Pietrangeli is till now the only Italian to have won multiple Grand Slams. He won back-to-back French Opens in 1959 and 1960. 

Furthermore, Pietrangeli has even predicted that Sinner is likely to break all his records in the near future but also said that it will be impossible for him to break his record for the most appearances in the Davis Cup. He holds the record for the most Davis Cup rubbers played with 164 matches and won 120 matches out of them. 

To beat my record, however, it will take him two lifetimes. He will beat almost all of them, but the one of 164 matches in the Davis Cup is impossible because they have changed the regulations.
He said (Source: Tennis.com)

Nicola Pietrangeli says that Jannik Sinner’s success goes beyond sports

Nicola Pietrangeli has opined that Jannik Sinner’s success in the Australian Open is not only good for Italian tennis but for the sport in general.

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Jannik Sinner (Via Imago)

Although he has said that it is too early to say this, the future is definitely bright for him, and there’s no doubt about it. 

This success of Jannik Sinner goes beyond sport. Seeing this little boy win such an important tournament like the Australian Open gives you a boost of joy. Now it’s too early to say what it will be, but the future is bright for him.
Nicola Pietrangeli said. 

Jannik Sinner will now shift his focus towards the Indian Wells and the Miami Open. He lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-final of the Indian Wells and to Daniil Medvedev in the final of the Miami Open last year. 

Sinner is great, but he’s not Batman. At the moment he has no weaknesses, although he can always improve. He is complete, now it’s the others who want to beat him and the battle will be harder.
Continuing further, he added

The Italian will definitely look to redeem himself in these tournaments this year as he is a changed player now. 

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